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14 Apps You Absolutely Need To Have If You Live In Dublin

From finding out how to get around, checking out the city’s art and events, or discovering nuggets of history and places you never knew about, there are few better companions than your trusty smartphone.

Here are 16 apps you absolutely need if you live in Dublin.

Dublin Bus/Irish Rail/Journey Planner

We'll start with the basics. Public transport in Dublin is an unpredictable beast, so you really need all three of these apps to plan you way around and keep an eye on realtime travel updates. All are cross-platform: Dublin Bus, Android and iOS; Irish Rail, Android and iOS; and Journey Planner, Android and iOS.

Developed by Dublin City Council, this map of the city centre shows you interesting locations, buildings, institutions around Dublin, including favourite places, nearby places, and mysterious ‘hidden gems’.

If history is your thing, this little app will show you the location of the original Dublin walls, showing you what parts are still in existence, whether above ground or under. It also contains some really lovely renderings of what old Dublin maps would have looked like.